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In reply to the discussion: Ukrainian UN Ambassador asks who voted for newly formed Russia to be admitted to UN [View all]crickets
(25,896 posts)34. However, the official documentation admitting Russia to the UN is nonexistent.
Russia has been a member called USSR still to this day in the charter. As mentioned in the Euromaidan Press, the official paperwork for Russia's admission doesn't exist. He may be splitting legal hairs, but good on Kyslytsia for doing it. It seems wrong that all other former states from the USSR had to reapply, but Russia did not. Yeltsin just sent a letter, and no one argued at the time. They're arguing now. Sorry if you've already seen these:
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ukraine-s-u-n-ambassador-calls-russia-s-veto-question-n1289826
Maybe Kyslytsia is tilting at windmills to make an issue of it at this late date, but somebody should have long before now and didn't. I admire him for it. It's telling that none of the other countries present today are complaining about it. They're letting him make his case, and it's not a entirely bad one.
Who knows? This may get very interesting. Cheers.
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Ukrainian UN Ambassador asks who voted for newly formed Russia to be admitted to UN [View all]
Nevilledog
Feb 2022
OP
Absolutely right, but perhaps the makeup of the five permanent members should be revisited.
Lonestarblue
Feb 2022
#28
Yup....and that the Russian Ambassador should pray for salvation cuz he's going to hell.
Nevilledog
Feb 2022
#18
However, the official documentation admitting Russia to the UN is nonexistent.
crickets
Feb 2022
#34